A watercolor painting of the blue octopus, Kirameki. He was painted with sparkly watercolors so the blue shines and the suckers are silver. Watch the video below to see him shimmer. It’s rather difficult to capture on film. Size 9″ x 12″ All the Kirameki Paintings Kirameki I Kirameki II Kirameki III Kirameki IV, Watercolor…

  A gold octopus with silver suckers. Painted with sparkly watercolors. See her shimmer in the video below. The finished piece is 9″ x 12″. Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

She waits in the shadows, with nothing to protect her except her intelligence and her uncanny ability to rapidly blend into her surroundings. She’s only betrayed by her gold tinged tentacles. But why pick something so obvious? Perhaps it’s because she’s proud of the work she’s done on her den. Maybe it’s to lure unsuspecting…